The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
The new CHARTER OF PALAqKA.
Passage of the Bill Creating
Osceola County.
Important Question as to the
Powers OF this Legislature.
Political Conventions ready or
Goysrnor-More Standina
Committees.
!Specil t0 the Paldtkd Neps.

Specidi 10 the Paldtkd Neps.
TALLAHASSEE, May 1.-Senator Wall
introduced this morning joint resolu-
tion reciting the doubts existing as to
the power of the Legislature To enact
local or special laws at this session, and
requesting the Governor to procure the
opinion of the Supreme Court Justices
ON the point. 1t was passed and certified
to in the House and then passed and a
Messrs. Wall and Mallory from the Sen
ate, and Fillingin, Campbell and Parker
from the House.
The bill changing the boundary line be-
tween Putnam and Marion Counties,
which passed the House, yesterday,
was passed to the second reading.
A motion to reconsider the adoption of
MIR. Mallory's amendment to Mr.. De
lano's Senate bill Incorporating the Geor-
gia, Florida and Key West Railway, was.
agreed to in the Senate and the Mallory
amendment, which provided against the
new road succeeding to the chartered
rights and grants of other roads which
claim unearned land grants, was de
bated with other amendments and the
bill recommitted.
The House bill, creating Osceola
County, passed the Senate ON the third
reading.
The Senate bill, making appropria-
tions for the East Florida Seminary, was
made the special order for Monday next.
Senate bill No I. to establish a Railroad
Commission and the substitute, was
made the special order for Tuesday next.
The House bill to incorporate the De
land University, was reported, enrolled
and signed by officers of both houses
and sent To the Governor
The Senate bill to amend the charter
and grant of the Thomasvilie, Taliahas-
see and Gulf Railroad was amended and
ordered engrossed.
sSenate bill II, to reorganize the gov
ernment of Palatka. passed the Senate ON
the third reading and was certified.
Senate bill Ga, to provide for the sale,
REDEMPTION, ETC., of tax sale certificates,
was considered on second reading.
THE HOUSE.
In the House two additional standing
committees were ordered, one on labor
and one ON national affairs. The COM
mittees We're appointed As follows:
On National Affairs, Mr.. Peoples,
chairman, Messrs. MckinnOn, Cromwell,
GaineI, Anderson, Robinson, PerpalA
Lamar and Hind.
On Labor, Mr.. Mason, Chairman,
Messrs. Floyd, Daniel, Tompkins, New
Ian, Brown, Waring and Shavers-
Mr. Baskin was made chairman of the
Committee ON Commerce and Navlga-
tion, vice EVAN unseated, and Messrs'
Bielby and Peoples We're added to the
same.
Messrs. Spear, Brown, Gibbs and
Bielbv were added to the Committee on
Corporations.
MIR. Latham introduced bill to pro
hibit lotteries, gambling houses, etc.
Mr.. Brown introduced a bill To pay
the Pinkerton Detective Agency for its
services in the matter of the murder of
III. ID. Neff and h is wife in Volusia
county in 1888.
MIR. Brown introduced a bill to estab-
lish the county of West Orange, out of
parts of Orange, Sumter and Monroe
Counties.
MIR. Umstead introduced a bill to un te
the Florida University and Agricultural
college,
The substitute for the Senate bill re-
uuiring railroads To be fenced, passed
the ON the third read.
SHE DAILY BALLOT
The Joint session was held and as usual
with the following result:
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Yesterday, in the House, Senate bill
No. 10 prohibiting the issue of passes to
members of political conventions, was
lost by vote of 30 to 30. reconsidere,i
and the amendment of Mr.. Pasco adopted
allowing railroads and steamboats, to
make excursion rates ON such occasion
without discrimination adopted. and the
bill passed by a vote of 3. To none.
a standing committee ON Revision oi
Bills was appointed rs follows: MIR.
Davidson, of Dade. Chairman, Messrs,
Robinson, McKinnon, Duncan of sum
ter. Tompkins and Hicks.
PERSONAL.
Roger Lynn Pearson, managing edi-
tor of the Boston Herald is in the city.
CHoATE.